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From weather apps to social media, many services collect far more personal data than needed. Before downloading, users should ...

NEW YORK, Aug 10: In today’s digital landscape, many apps collect extensive user data—sometimes far beyond what is necessary for their functionality. While certain apps, like weather services, require ...

If you're a smartphone user, it's no secret that many of your daily apps collect personal data. But have you ever wondered which apps top the list when it comes to gathering the most information ...

Many apps you use every day are highly invasive—but you don't have to make it easy for companies and data brokers to obtain ...

Learn more about which AI apps are collecting the most user data, and which ones are using it to share with third-party advertisers.

Mobile apps and social media platforms now let companies gather much more fine-grained information about people at a lower cost.

Apps pre-installed on phones sold in developing countries said to have been secretly collecting user data. IMEI numbers, MAC addresses, and location data reportedly collected.

Your iPhone collects a lot of data about you, but you don't need to share all of it with Apple. With these settings, you can reduce the information Apple collects from your iPhone.

Security researchers say apps including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and countless others collect data in surprising ways.

Big data collection is estimated to blossom into a trillion-dollar industry. Yet, there is no national data privacy law to protect consumers.

As far as collecting storage data is concerned, out of the tested apps, 11 could read and write to the device's storage – data that could include user-generated files, photos, videos, documents ...